Workshop lift - recommendations?

[philw696]

WTF is going on there?

C

Most lifts come with extension attachments so that you can lift the car without damaging the sills.
Some Vans and 4x4 can be a real pain on a two post lift but you never use more than one attachment.

 

[CatmanV2]

Most lifts come with extension attachments so that you can lift the car without damaging the sills.
Some Vans and 4x4 can be a real pain on a two post lift but you never use more than one attachment.

Gotcha. Thanks

C

 

[philw696]

Another reason to make sure the installation is done correctly and why I went for the steel plates to give extra support.

 

[lifes2short]

interesting approach to fitting an external 2 post, good drainage solution but would of thought a hydraulic lift would of been more suitable for outside use instead of electro mechanical

 

[philw696]

Wow I'm amazed that I installed mine all by myself lifting the posts with my engine crane.
They did a nice job of it though.
No good if you have close neighbours or a wife that wouldn't want to look at the lift all the time.

 

[lifes2short]

No good if you have close neighbours or a wife that wouldn't want to look at the lift all the time.

coming to council estate near you soon

 

[philw696]

Another alternative.

 

[Gazcw]

Another alternative.
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From days when you could lift a car with the bumper and mechanics were expendable........

 

[iannzhjab]

Hey there! When it comes to workshop lifts, I highly recommend checking out https://hinchong.com/lift-maintenance-singapore/. They offer top-notch lift maintenance services in Singapore. Their team is reliable, experienced, and always goes the extra mile to ensure customer satisfaction.

 

[woody1144]

I have an Automotech four post ramp and I'm very pleased with it. Had it for almost 2 years. I ended up going for the four post as a lot of the time I park the cars on it.

I ended up, because of the size of the space I was fitting it into, getting the short one which has a bed length of 3.2 M. The advantage being that the front and back of the car over hang so access is much better to these parts of the car. The disadvantage is the GTs is too long to go on it!

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Hi, I'm starting to look into 4-post lifts for parking purposes. This looks ideal and a pretty good price to free up some extra room in a garage. I'm wondering who you got to install it and roughly how much it was to install if you can remember?

 

[Wack61]

The only negative is that it’s shinny. Get fluid on it and Saturday Night Fever moves are often seen on the dance floor. We are hoping it will scuff up a bit

A company I worked for had the factory floor epoxy painted , looked great , but as you say slippery when wet

It all went horribly wrong when an agency worker on the forklift came in hot and slid straight through the roller shutter door when he braked

They got the company back in to re-paint near the doors , they just mixed a bag of kiln dried sand into the paint which solved the problem

 

[philw696]

As I've got the TR6 off the two post I've put my Jaguar XJ6 on to give it a thorough going over and make sure she's not got any rust.
Just realised she's as big as a QPV and the same kind of weight.
Had the lifts for two years and can't fault them for what I do.